Word Meaning 本国

ほんごく hongoku

本国 is read as ほんごく (hongoku) and means country of one's ancestors.

Meaning

English

  1. country of one's ancestors
  2. this country
  3. suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state)
  4. colonizing country
  5. home country
  6. one's own country
  7. country of origin

Reading

Kana

ほんごく

Romaji

hongoku

Writing Variants

  • 本国 ほんこく honkoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 428 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

日本全国

にほんぜんこく

all over Japan

日本外国特派員協会

にほんがいこくとくはいんきょうかい

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan

国家資本主義

こっかしほんしゅぎ

state capitalism

日本国憲法

にほんこくけんぽう

constitution of Japan

本名

ほんめい

real name

もと

cause

本人

ほんにん

the person in question

本来

ほんらい

originally

本の

ほんの

mere

本気

ほんき

seriousness

本日

ほんじつ

today

本年

ほんねん

this (current) year

Example Sentences

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My mother was a Japanese National Railways station attendant from 1971 until 1987.

The Japanese watch Japan too much and don't know the situation overseas. Koreans watch Japan only and don't know the situation of their own country.

Our engineers compared this information with similar products being sold in Japan and concluded that they might compete very well.